Contents

Plot

A mysterious group of urban street racers known as the
Midnight Club race for pride, power, and glory in sleekly
customized, enhanced sports cars. As a regular New York City cab
driver, the player learns about this secret club and decides to
join.

The player begins with a relatively unmodified and slow vehicle.
Through a series of races, each with different goals, they defeat
other racers and win faster and more expensive vehicles. The goal
is to defeat the world champion, who is revealed to be a young
Japanese woman named Anika whose father manufactures concept cars
in Japan. Being the only person to beat her in a race, the player
is the only one who sees her identity and become the World Champion
of the Midnight Club, along with winning her concept car. Anika
returns to Japan afterwards.

Cities

Players race through London
and New York
cities. At the time of release, the game's cities were considered
highly detailed and large. The game pioneered the use of an open world environment
design instead of predefined circuit tracks. Both cities are
designed for the street racing scenario.